Water-measubin g de vice



H. K. & H. L. PAIRALL a; J. 2. 000K.

WATER MEASUBLRG DEVICE.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HARRY K. FAIRALL, HOWARD L. FAIRALL, AND JOHN R. COOK, OF HIGHLAND, CALIFORNIA.

WATEB-MEASUBIN G DE VICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April 20, 1909.

Apylication filed April 9, mos. Serial No. 426,186.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, HARRY K. FAIRALL, HOWARD L. FAIRALL, and Jous R. COOK, citizens of the United States, residing at Highland, in the county of i$ull Bernaz'diuo and Stat-e of California, have invented a new and useful Waiter-Measuring Device, of which the following is a specification.

The object of'our invel'it-ion is to provide a device of this kind, of simple, durable and inexpensive construction, especially designed for use in conducting writer ironi :1 canal, reservoir, or the like, to :1 point of discharge, such for instance as an irrigating ditch, and to accurately measure the quantity of water thus conducted.

More specifically it is our objectto provide a device of this kind, in which. Water is removed from the surface of the reservoir or canal, instead of from a point below the surface, so that pressure upon the water will at all times be ecual.

A furthero Elect. isto provide a devicepf this kind whic may he quickly and easily ad'ust-ed to pennit the flow of any desired volume of water.

A further object is to provide a device of this kind so arranged that in case of accident, and in the event that the floats. for supporting the Weir box' should become submerged, the receiving ening therein will be auto-' matically close water.

A further objectis to provide independent floats for sup ortingvt-he weir ate at the predetermined istimce below t e water level,

for the reason that theweight of the weir gate is constants-11d unclla-ngin and the weight of the weir box, and other pelts, varies when the water level with the reser- 'vo'ir or canal is changed, that is to say when verticii-L'hence,

Ported onimlep nden floats. 'qu t yof j gate -i smrainthe water level is low the water pipes are nearly horizontal and require more lilting power to hold their free ends up than when the. wa'terfis hi h and -the pipes are nearly y-h uv ing-t-he weirfgate sup- .fli l Dg- 'over'jthe weir medponsw and unchanging, even though H s ui ssues;.w

to prevent further flow of "1; ende fi s-s ed m n r I fully set forth, pointed out in our claims, and illustrated in the eccompvnying drawings, in which Figure 1 shows a top or plan view of a. water measuring device embodyin our invcu-. tion. Fig. 2 shows a central ougitudinal sectional view of some. Fig. 3 shows a front end elevation of the weir box, and connected arts, the forward float being removed.

ig. 4 shows an enlarged detail sectional view illustratin one of the universal joints for connecting the conducting .ipes with the sides of the weir box. Fig. 5 s ows a similar view of the modified form of some. Fig. 6 shows a. sectional View of the arts shown in Fig. 4, looking toward the right. Fig. 7 shows a detail view illustratin the scale, and Fig. 8 shows a detail sectional view illustrating the means for ad'ustiug the weir ga-te relative to its supporting frame.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, we have used the reference numeral 10 to indicate the weir box. This box is open atjts front, and the weir dgate to be hereinafter described is mounte at the front thereof. The weir box is supported at a oint near the water level, b means of two oats, the war one being indicated by the numeral 11, and the front one by the numeral 12. These flea-ts are of substantially the same area. so that they have ap roximately the same carrying capacity. hey are rigidly connected by means ofs frame 13.

Fixed to the to of the weir box 10 is a. screw threaded s aft 14 which is passed through the frame 13, and grovided with a. screw threaded hand whee. 15 above the frame 13. At each side of the weir box is a. round opening 16 and on the outer surface of the weir box, adjacent to said opening, is an 95 annular collar 17 having a tapered outer end 18. Rota-tebly mounted insaid annular collar 17 is an annular collar lq'tapered to fit against the ta. red shoulder 18. f A pi e 20 jis inserted in -t e annular collar-19, an seid' .,1f00 parts are so err-gauged label; a water-tight joint a will be provided j etwee'n the-collars 1'7 and Land yet the collar'lll willhepermittodlgo te-fi freely rela ive t0 h T e is a e zd ise p.11: iide q It e-weir= hon-lend the pipes120. 'oifrxboth sides ex at the same time permits the pipe 20 to r0 with a discharge box 22 by means of the 5 same kind of oints as before described in connection wit the weir box.

In order to hold the ends of the pipes 20 firmly in position relative to the weir box, and the discharge box, we )rovidc two stra s '33 connected to the straig t portions of t 1e pipes 21 and each stra is provided with a turn-buckle 24 so that t c said pipes are ad- 'ustably held in position relative to the said oxes, thus making connections betweenthe boxes and the pipes that will permit the p1pes to rotate relative to the boxes, and yet form water-tight joints.

The water that passes throu h the weir box enters these pi s and ows downwardly and rearwar ly through them and then enters the discharge box 22, which dis charge box is preferably fixed in position in the wall or dam of the reservoir or canal. The weir ate comprises a flatpicce of metal 25 sliding y mounted in suitable guides 25 at the 0 en front of the weir box. All of the water tiat enters the weir box must flow over the top of the weir gate. The bottom of the weir gate is rovided with a rearwardly extending ange 26. Connected to the to of the weir gate is. a frame 26 which is s 'dingly mounted in the ides 25 on the weir box, and which is provic ed with a screw threaded rod 27 at its up er end. This rod is slidin 1y mounted in t e frame 28, and above their ame 28 is a screw threaded hand wheel 29 mounted on the screw threaded rod, to provide for supporting the weir gate in any position of its adjustment relative to the weir box. However, the weir gate may be freely moved upwardly relative to the weir box on account of its sliding connection with the frame 28. The said frame 28 is fixed to and supported by two floats 30, which are arranged at the sides of the weir box and in the rear of the float 12.

In order to accurately determine the amount of water assing over the weir gate, we provide a sea e 31 attached to the Weir to 25 and extended above the weir gate.

this way the amount of water passing over the weir gate may be determined by glllancing at the mark on the scale that is at t a water level, as the amount passing over the weir gate represents the dlflerence between zero mark on the scale and the mark which is at the water level;

In the modified form shown on Fig. 5, the collar secured to the outer surface of the weir box is provided with a screw threaded opening, and the pipe 20 is screw threaded and inserted in said opening. This screw threaded connection forms a water-tight joint and tate a part of a revolution relative to the puller, and thus 'a connection is formed which is somewhat cheaper to construct than the placed ill i i dum or Will preferred f rm illustrated in Fig. 4.

In practical use, the discharge box is iosition projecting through the of the reservoir or canal, so that water [lowing through said discharge box will enter an irrigatim ditch or othor point of discharge. The llbats each being arranged on opposite. sides of the weir box will support the weir box in horizontal position,

no matter how much the said floats are sol melged in the water. This is very important in accurate measurement of the water.

When the conducting pipes are in an a proximately vertical )(lSlldOIl, their weight upon the weir box will c less than when they approach a substantially horizontal position, hence, the weir box itself is submer 'ed different distances below the water sur ace and for this reason, We provide the independdent floats for the weir gate, and the weir ate is supported wholly by said independent oats, which floats have only the constant and unchanging weight of the weir gate itself to sup ort.

As t io water rises and falls within the reservoir, or canal, the floats will support the weir gate in substantially the same position relative to the water level, the pivoted joints at the ends of the pipes being iermitted to turn in their bearings sufiicient y to permit this. In the event that the floats that sup port the weir box should become damaged, and sink in the water, then as the weir box is submerged, it will strike the lower end 26 of the weir gate and hence, the gate will be closed over the front of the weir box and will be carried down with the weir box, but the opening therein will be closed to prevent the flow of water through the weir box.

- When the device is first placed in the water, the floats will instantly assume their normal positions with relation to the water level, then bv having the scale of the weir gate adjust-able, the operator may quickly and easily adjust the scale so that it will be in proper position relative to the water level, ant in the event that the floating support of the weir gate should at any time e normally submerged at a different level, then the scale may be readjusted.

We claim as our invention.

1. In a device of the class described, the combination of a weir box, a floating device for so porting the weir box, a weir gate caps ble 0 adjustment relative to the weir box and an independent floating device for supporting the weir gate.

2. In a device of the class described, the combination of a weir box, a floating device for sufpporting the weir box, a weir gate capable 0 adjustment relative to the. weir box, an independent floating device for supporting the weir ate, and a scale carried 37' the m ependent oatin device for the weir gate.

3. In a device 0 the class described, the combination of a weir box, a floating device the weir box, it weir get? cape I fadjustment relative to the weir box,

I anJ-independent tloetmig device for supportthe Weirgete, nscu e carried by the rude- ,f-penclent floating device for the -:wei'1- gate, gatejoin jly; relative to-the floating device for ..ithe. e g o v 4.;j--"In "e defviceof the class described, the

i end meitns for edjustin the scalcend weir l i ion-it, I e weir gate, on independent floating; support-for the weir'gete, a screw threedea rod'connectedwith the weir gate ,and extended -u werdly through the floating sup -0rt fortlie weir gate, and a screw threaded lend wheel on said rod designed to rest upon the support fortheweir-gate, to permit-the etc to move upwardly relative toathe weir ox, but not downwardly. v

5. In a device of the class described, the combination of a weir box, two floats, one in front of the weir box, and one in the rear of it, a frame for-r' 'idly connecting them, and means for'adjust bly connecting the weir box with said 'frame. H v

6.- In a device of-the class described, the combination of a. weinbox, two floats, one in 1 front of the weir box, and one in the rea-rof it, eframe for rigidly connecting them, means for edjustably connecting the weir box with sa'idjranie, a weir ate. for the weir box, end

' two independent o'a-ts for the weir gete, er "between the weir box and the' -for wardjflosta 11 lgcice-l heiola ss described, the

( combination of -c weir box, reflecting so port foiiit, e-fi iperotatably connected wit one ,fslde of-t e weinbox,fla discharge box, said 'cornbinetion, of e Weir box, a lloa-ting'snpport pipe being rotetably connected with the side of the-discharge box, said pipe also providin communication between the weir box am thedischer 0 box.

8, III-J1 K evice of the class described, the combination of e weir box, a discharge box, two. pipes rotatebly connected with the sides of both of said boxes, and providing communicetion between said boxes.

Inaa. device of the class described, the

combination of a weir box having openings in sides, a discharge box having open s 1n Its sldes, two plpes arranged para] el not each other, each pipe being-connected at each 'end with one of said boxes by means of tapered collars rotetebl} connected with each other-,- cnd means for edjustably holding said pipes'together to form water-fight joints between said collais.

10. In a device of the class described, the combination of a. weir box, two floats, a frame rigidly connect seid fleets, means for ad- '-'ustably supporting the weir box from said me, said weir box having openings in its sides, a. discharge box her end with the discherge box, and havin their [central portions substantially parallel with each other,;and erre-ngedon oppositesides of one'of said floats.

Iowa, Mar. 11 1908;. HARRY K. liAIRALL. HOWARD L. FAIRALL.

Des Moines witnesses .S. W.-N0nwoo1), J. -A Inenunmr.

openings in itssides, two pipes, each rotate 1y connected at one end with the weir box, and at the other JOHN R. coon. I 

